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Azerbaijan: In Solidarity with Khadija Ismayilova
March 16, 2012
Azerbaijan: In Solidarity with Khadija Ismayilova
The International Partnership Group for Azerbaijan (IPGA) condemns the blackmail and continued harassment of one of the few independent investigative journalists working in Azerbaijan, Khadija Ismayilova. The most recent episode in the harassment campaign involves a one minute film of an intimate nature being posted on the internet on Wednesday March 14). A week earlier Ismayilova said she... More...
Hacker gang 'Turkish Security’ hijacks major sites' server
September 6, 2011
Hacker gang 'Turkish Security’ hijacks major sites' server
Turkish hackers hijacked several major websites and redirected visitors to a page that claimed it was "World Hackers' Day." Vodafone and The Daily Telegraph were among the companies targeted in the attack, claimed by a group that called itself TurkGuvenligi, which translates as ‘Turkish Security... More...
RFE/RL Azerbaijani Reporter Deported From Nakhijevan Via Iran
September 5, 2011
RFE/RL Azerbaijani Reporter Deported From Nakhijevan Via Iran
An RFE/RL correspondent has been deported from the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhijevan through Iran after investigating the death of a man reportedly accused of spying for Tehran, RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service reports.Yafez Hasanov traveled to Nakhijevan on August 30 to interview family members... More...
RSF: "Authorities in Nakhchivan impose news blackout on detainee’s death"
September 1, 2011
RSF: "Authorities in Nakhchivan impose news blackout on detainee’s death"
Reporters Without Borders is appalled by the way that security officials in Nakhchivan – an autonomous Azerbaijani exclave between Armenia and Iran – have been harassing journalists in an attempt to impose a news blackout on a death in detention and the disappearance of four other young people who... More...
Iran frees 100 political prisoners
August 31, 2011
Iran frees 100 political prisoners
Iran has pardoned 100 political prisoners in an attempt to appease the country's opposition and reduce tensions seven months before parliamentary elections. Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, ordered the release from jail of a number of prisoners recommended to him by the head of... More...
Turkey: "Journalists not Detained because of their Writings"
August 29, 2011
Turkey: "Journalists not Detained because of their Writings"
According to the Ministry of Justice, freedom of expression in Turkey is not being restricted and only 4 out of 63 imprisoned journalists are behind bars because of their writings. Turan Özlu form National Channel who was arrested this week is the 64th journalist in prison. According to a study... More...
Digital Television to Cover 85 Percent of Azerbaijan by 2012
August 26, 2011
Digital Television to Cover 85 Percent of Azerbaijan by 2012
Until January 2012, digital TV will cover 85 percent of the population of Azerbaijan, Deputy Minister of Communications and Information Technologies of Azerbaijan, Elmir Velizadeh, said in an interview posted on the official website of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party. He said the population will... More...
Turkish Journalists Protest News Agency
August 25, 2011
Turkish Journalists Protest News Agency
The Journalists Union of Turkey, or TGS, protested what it called the increasing pressure, threats and harassment, the changing of working hours and other anti-employee practices at the Anatolia News Agency in a written statement Monday.  During the past week almost 70 people at Anatolia were... More...
Criminal Case Against Journalist Goes To Court
August 24, 2011
Criminal Case Against Journalist Goes To Court
The Sharur district prosecutor’s office has completed its investigation in the criminal case against Hakimeldostu Mehdiyev on charges of stealing electricity (Article 189-1.1). Mehdiyev is a regional correspondent with the Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety (IRFS). On Monday, he was... More...
Iran Sentences U.S. Journalist and Enviromentalis to Eight Years in Prison
August 23, 2011
Iran Sentences U.S. Journalist and Enviromentalis to Eight Years in Prison
Freelance journalist Shane Bauer and environmentalist Josh Fattal have been sentenced to eight years in an Iranian prison for trumped-up charges of espionage and illegal entry into the country. The men were arrested two years ago while hiking near the poorly defined border... More...
Google+ hits 20 million mark in three weeks
July 22, 2011
Google+ hits 20 million mark in three weeks
Google's latest social-networking foray has reportedly hit the 20 million member mark in just three weeks. Google+ has had 20 million unique visitors since its release late last month, including 5 million from the U.S., according to data released today by research firm ComScore. Google apparently... More...
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